“Your vote is magic” and book reviews for young audiences

NEW FEATURE: Tara Bloyd’s suffrage book reviews for young audiences, a new column for Suffrage Wagon News Channel. Read Tara’s first review! NEWS FLASH: Hurricane Sandy support. The Times Union of Albany NY ran a story questioning how Susan B. Anthony would vote in this 2012 presidential election? LINK  PDF Our long-time friend Teri Gay (whose comments…

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Kansas almost didn’t have a suffrage centennial, except for the writer Tom Mach

The story behind the writing of “Angels at Sunset,” a historical novel about the suffrage movement by writer Tom Mach of Kansas. The foreword is by Colleen Jenkins, the great great granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The publisher is Hill Song Press. Signed copies are available directly from the publisher. “I am really passionate about…

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NEWS FLASH: The story behind Grandmother Edna’s suffrage wagon

The blog of the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum in Washington, DC features the story of Grandmother Edna’s suffrage campaign wagon, especially the family stories. Check it out. I’ve written stories about Grandmother Edna’s campaign wagon in the past, but this time I’ve included more in the Sewall-Belmont post, especially the role Grandfather Wilmer Kearns played…

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